Spain’s Crowmie empowers everyone to invest in green energy
Story by Jill Petzinger This profile is part of the main prize of the Pitch Battle at TNW Valencia 2023 won by Crowmie. Want your company to get featured as…
Wingcopter bags €40M from EU to scale ‘new era for drone delivery’
Story by Linnea Ahlgren German drone solution startup Wingcopter announced today it had landed €40 million in funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to scale up services and ramp…
Google releases Bard to the world – but leaves the EU behind
Story by Linnea Ahlgren During its I/O 2023 event yesterday, Google announced it had officially removed the waitlist for its AI-powered chatbot Bard and made the service available in 180…
Revitalising European democracy: AI-supported civic tech on the rise
Story by Linnea Ahlgren According to a study by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) released late last week, digital technologies will become an increasing factor in…
A new hope: HV Capital raises record €710M to invest in European startups
Story by Linnea Ahlgren The first quarter of 2023 was pretty bleak for the European startup ecosystem, to say the least. Funding fell a whopping 57% compared to Q1 of…
‘Break them open’ – new EU rules coming for Big Tech
Story by Linnea Ahlgren As dry and bureaucratic as EU legislation may seem, it can also be groundbreaking and, dare we say it, radical. The bloc has taken a global…
Europe’s first solar panel roof-covered bike lane unveiled in Germany
Story by Linnea Ahlgren At the beginning of the year, news readers were treated to images of German police forcefully removing climate activists from the village of Lützerath to make…
Can plant-based meats be healthy? This foodtech startup says yes
Story by Linnea Ahlgren Barcelona’s food tech startup Heura has unveiled its new patent-pending technology aimed at producing meat substitutes without the lengthy and sometimes off-putting ingredients list. The company…
LOOP into orbit: Airbus’ new modular multi-purpose space station
Story by Linnea Ahlgren SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket may have exploded during launch this week. However, that does not mean that Elon, or humanity for that matter, is not determined…
New research milestone could solve quantum scalability
Story by Linnea Ahlgren Wherever you fall on the quantum sceptic spectrum, you cannot deny that the potential of the technology is fascinating. Don’t worry, we will admit to not…
How high-performance car data will increase EV battery performance
Story by Linnea Ahlgren The popularity of motorsports shows no sign of waning. With its reach amplified by the Netflix hit show Drive to Survive, Formula One in particular has…
German creatives wants EU to address ChatGPT copyright concerns
Story by Linnea Ahlgren ChatGPT has had anything but a triumphant welcome tour around Europe. Following grumbling regulators in Italy and the European Parliament, the turn has come for German…